Wigmore Hall musical celebration of the whole Christmas season by The Gesualdo Six

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Various – The Gesualdo Six’s Morning Star: The Gesualdo Six (Alasdair Austin, Guy James [countertenors], Josh Cooter [tenor], Joseph Wicks [tenor], Michael Craddock [baritone], Owain Park [artistic director, bass]) Wigmore Hall, London, 20.12.2024. (MB)

The Gesualdo Six at the Wigmore Hall © Wigmore Hall

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A star is born: Carolina López Moreno brings Puccini’s Magda vividly to life in LSO’s La rondine

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La rondine (concert performance): Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 12.12.2024. (JPr)

Carolina López Moreno sings Magda with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano © Mark Allan

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Ashton’s Cinderella for The Royal Ballet focusses on steps but ignores the story

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prokofiev, Cinderella: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jonathan Lo (conductor). Broadcast live from the Royal Ballet & Opera, Covent Garden, London, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 10.12.2024. (JPr)

WIlliam Bracewell as the Prince and Fumi Kaneko as Cinderella © Andrej Uspenski

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Royal Ballet and Opera and The Metropolitan Opera to widen its cinema audience in the UK and US

Royal Ballet and Opera and The Metropolitan Opera join forces with new cinema collaboration

First of its kind collaboration to widen access to world-class ballet and opera across the UK and US

Broadcasts of the Met’s production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Royal Ballet’s classic, The Nutcracker

Click here for RBO and here for the Met and find your local cinema screening

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Disjointed Barbican Hall programme showcases the versatility of the BBC SO and Lintu’s interpretative skills

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Moussa, R. Strauss: Nardus Williams (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 29.11.2024. (KMcD)

Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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